Strip for supporting fasteners

Abstract

A strip includes a number of barrels coupled together and disposed side by side, the barrels each include a bore and an open upper portion for receiving and engaging with a fastener, and the barrels each include an enclosed lower end portion for receiving the tip of the fastener and for preventing the tip of the fastener from being exposed. The barrels are coupled together with a number of coupling members, and the coupling member each include a hinge line for allowing the barrels to be easily disengaged from each other, when required. The coupling members each include a reinforcing member for solidly coupling the barrels together.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A strip comprising:
 a plurality of barrels coupled together and disposed side by side, said barrels each including a bore formed therein and having an open upper portion for receiving and engaging with a fastener, and said barrels each including an enclosed lower end portion for receiving a tip of the fastener and for preventing said tip of said fastener from being exposed.   
     
     
         2 . The strip as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of coupling members, and each coupling member being coupled between every two adjacent barrels. 
     
     
         3 . The strip as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said coupling members each include a hinge line formed therein. 
     
     
         4 . The strip as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said coupling members each include a reinforcing member provided thereon for solidly coupling said barrels together. 
     
     
         5 . The strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said barrels are disposed in a tilted status relative to said coupling members. 
     
     
         6 . The strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said barrels each include a notch formed in said upper portion thereof and communicative with said bore of said barrel. 
     
     
         7 . The strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said barrels each include a slit formed in the lower end portion thereof for allowing the lower portion of the barrel to be selectively expanded. 
     
     
         8 . The strip as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said barrels each include at least one stick extended outwardly therefrom for anchoring purposes.